George,

Sorry for my late reply. I’m a little behind on stuff.

Admittedly the number of short sales I do personally is limited. It’s not my focus, thought I’ve done a couple of them. But I forwarded your question to my buddy and short sale sherpa Cory Boatright. He says he recommends Gerald’s software. It would be great to not have the monthly licensing fee. But basically if you’re actually using it, the “what’s my time worth” and/or “what’s a replacement employee worth” questions make it a solid decision.

It’s off market now anyway (as of the time I’m writing this). So it’s not an option for you at the moment. But maybe he’ll re-open them sometime soon. I don’t know.

My best,

…jp

Hi, Jim. I hear ya, man. I actually just wrapped up a private interview with Gerald about this. Apparently it’s due to come out Feb 5th.

I’ll be posting my interview w/him here to the blog shortly. I think it’ll really help clear up details.

I agree – it’s a great looking piece of software.

…jp

PS- Wish I had known who you were at the Pitchfree Seminar last spring. I was there too.

Hi, Doug – you’re absolutely right. In fact I told Gerald that in the phone call I just had with him about this. I’d never use Zillow for reliable comps, and he completely agreed. But since Zillow has an API and some folks use it to get a “rough idea” at times (especially for virtual / long-distance REI) he incorporated it into the software.

I was glad to hear he doesn’t condone using Zillow.com for REAL comps/values.

I recorded our conversation and I’ll publish it to the blog here soon. I think you’ll find it pretty helpful.

…jp

PS…Yeah, too bad we missed each other at “No Pitch”. I was there with Steve Cook. Next time…

As of today, I have unsubscribed from 4 different REI education ‘e-mailers’

The way I see it, you are now my portal (or search engine if you will) for determining what’s hot and what’s not.

It’s all in your hands now — Thanks and keep up the good work!

Brooks, man, I wish I could adequately express how much what you just said means to me. I work hard to provide everyone here something that’s unique and of authentic value. And hearing an “attaboy” like yours shows me I’m doing something right.

You guys (everyone who blesses me by visiting REItips.com) have no idea how much you mean to me. Even if we don’t know each other personally, I consider it an honor to serve as your authentic advocate in the REI arena.

Thanks for taking the time to share your kind words, Brooks. Seriously, man.

…jp

Thanks for the head’s up!
-Taylor

Great questions, Jay. And I honestly don’t know yet. But I’m betting that’ll be released shortly. I’ll report it when I find out.

…jp